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terminus. The second, an immature male, was 

 killed together with some yellow hammers near 

 Shoreham, and is in my own collection. 



Family Fringillid^. 



Chaffinch, Fringilla codehs. Common. I 

 have not observed that separation of the sexes, at 

 any period of the year, which some authors have 

 noticed in other parts of England. 



Mountain Finch, Fringilla montifringilla. 

 An autumnal visitor, remainincr durino^ the win- 

 ter, and leaving us again in the spring. Several 

 are captured on the Downs by lark-netters. 

 Abundant during protracted snow and frost. 



Tree Sparrow or Mountain Sparrow, Passer 

 tnontaiius. A scarce bird in Sussex, but in all 

 probability has frequently escaped observation 

 from its general resemblance to the common spar- 

 row, from which, however, its smaller size, and 

 the chocolate-coloured head of the male may 

 serve to distinguish it. It is here a winter visi- 

 tor, arriving in October, and usually departing in 

 April. Although I have not been able to dis- 

 cover the nest, yet I have reason to believe that 

 a few of these birds remain with us during the 

 breeding- season, as I have received examples, re- 

 cently killed, in May and June. In the neigh- 



